Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 11-11-2008, 04:35 PM   #1
Gold Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 94
Default the best refrigerator

what is the best but cheapest 12 volt refrigerator anyone can buy for a van that won't use alot of battery juice but still work well , doesnt have to be real big big enough for 1 or 2 people .

thanks .
lightspeed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-11-2008, 04:55 PM   #2
Platinum Member
 
markopolo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Posts: 8,828
Default Re: the best refrigerator

I don't the answer to your question re: 12v fridges - hopefully some other forum members will know.

I'd suggest also considering 120v fridges and using it with an inverter. A guy on the Roadtrek Yahoo group can get up to 3 days cooling the fridge using a 120v fridge with an inverter. He uses 2 6v batteries connected in series and probably has 220ah battery capacity.
markopolo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2008, 11:27 PM   #3
New Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 13
Default Re: the best refrigerator

I have a friend that has an Engel top loading refrigerator/freezer. It was not cheap, but is one of the most efficient electric refrigerators made. He plugs it into a hot point that is hooked to 2 batteries that produce 220 aH and it will run for 4-5 days.

Rick
lzcamper is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-16-2008, 01:50 AM   #4
Platinum Member
 
renrut's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 254
Default Re: the best refrigerator

Quote:
Originally Posted by markopolo
I don't the answer to your question re: 12v fridges - hopefully some other forum members will know.

I'd suggest also considering 120v fridges and using it with an inverter. A guy on the Roadtrek Yahoo group can get up to 3 days cooling the fridge using a 120v fridge with an inverter. He uses 2 6v batteries connected in series and probably has 220ah battery capacity.
My fridge draws 250 watts on 120 volts AC. I used a 400 watt inverted to run it but it really drew a lot out of the battery. 250 watts at 120 VAC will draw over 20 amps out of a 12 VDC battery when it gets converted. Really take a good look at the power requirements for any fridge you look at.

The newer fridges are a lot more efficient than mine but I would really look into a 3 way fridge. They're a lot more expensive but you have all the options available. You can run it on 120AC when plugged in, 12 volts when driving and Propane if you're camping where there is no electricity available and it saves the battery.

I would think a bar fridge would draw very little power but it would need to run on AC all the time. I don't know how one would hold up on a rough road but it would be interesting to see if one would work.
renrut is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT. The time now is 08:41 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.